Working languages: French to English
| bluebird5
Eye for Detail. Reliable. Creative.
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Native in: English  | |
Freelancer,  Verified site user | | Translation | | Specializes in: | | Music | Tourism & Travel |
| Also works in: | | History | Business/Commerce (general) | | Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting |
More Less | | | | PRO-level points: 54, Questions answered: 119, Questions asked: 4 | Sample translations submitted: 2 | French to English: literary sample | Source text - French
Pour légaliser cette séance autant que possible, on dut mettre quatre gros livres quelconque sous les quatre pieds du piano, afin que l'on pût dire que la présence de l ínstrument s'appuyait sur les statuts! | Translation - English
To keep the session as authentic as possible, four thick parliamentary tomes were placed under each of the piano's four legs. Thus it could be said that the presence of the instrument was upheld by statutory support! | French to English: Queen E history
General field: Marketing
Detailed field: Tourism & Travel | Source text - French
Montréal, le 15 mars 1958 avait lieu, l'ouverture du prestigieux hôtel Reine-Elizabeth, suivie un mois plus tard, les 15, 16 et 17 avril d'un gala d'inauguration. Construit autour de la Gare Centrale, le complexe hôtelier devait combler les « trous » résultant de la construction des rails de chemin de fer et faire partie d'un projet urbain très innovateur pour l'époque, la Place Ville-Marie, situé sur le boulevard Dochester (aujourd'hui boulevard René-Lévesque).
C'est l'architecte en chef du CN, George Drummond qui hérita de la conception et de la construction du projet. Le président du CN, Donald Gordon en approuva les plans en 1953 et les travaux débutèrent officiellement le 23 juin 1954.
| Translation - English
The opening of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hotel took place on March 15, 1958, followed by a gala inauguration a month later on April 15, 16 and 17. Built around the Gare Centrale, (Central Station) the hotel complex was supposed to fill in the ‘gaps’ resulting from the construction of the railroad tracks, and be part of the Place Ville-Marie on Dorchester Boulevard (now boulevard René-Lévesque), an urban development project that was very innovative at the time. The design and construction of the project fell to CN chief architect George Drummond, and CN president Donald Gordon approved the plans in 1953. Work officially began on June 23, 1954. |
More Less | | arts, general | | Bachelor's degree - York University (Hons) | | Years of translation experience: 5. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2005. | | N/A | French to English (Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario)
| | ATIO, ATTLC/LTAC | | Word, Termium etc | | CV available upon request | | About me Specialties: Arts, classical music, heritage, museum, Canadian history, Holocaust education, biographies. tourism, general.
Accurate. Reliable. Creative. Strong research skills.
Translations: Reference materials including bios and historical articles. Arts, tourism, business, Literary interest.
DEGREES
-Honours BA Translation; York University;
-Master of Arts, Musicology; U. de Montréal
-Bachelor of Fine Arts; Concordia
-Music Performance Diploma; McGill
-Diplomée en Etudes supérieures; Conservatoire du Québec
-Business Administration; U. of Ottawa
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Keywords: Arts, Music, Heritage, Museum, Biography, Tourism & Travel
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